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elections. i mean, there's a whole class of the american electorate somewhere approaching a third of registered voters who really only show up for presidential elections because they are the elections that people see as mattering. and i think what we're seeing at least in these cycles is a level of engagement in these groups that's been very persistent. i mean, i have to say that in the analysis we did preelection, i would not have expected the turnout levels among young voters and latino voters to be as high as it was four years ago. um, the fact that it was to me suggests something more fundamental is going on than just a kind of personal loyalty there. but i think we won't know until we see it, you know? i think this is one of the things that we'll all be kind of struggling with going into 2016 as to whether the fundamentals we see now are the new world or just a passing, passing pattern. >> michael, on behalf of the faculty, students, staff of taubman center, thank you so much for a fascinat
elections. i mean, there's a whole class of the american electorate somewhere approaching a third of registered voters who really only show up for presidential elections because they are the elections that people see as mattering. and i think what we're seeing at least in these cycles is a level of engagement in these groups that's been very persistent. i mean, i have to say that in the analysis we did preelection, i would not have expected the turnout levels among young voters and latino...
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public funding of congressional election. for a preview of how the basis works is, well, right now, politicians are incement vised to call billionaires asking for thousands of dollars. 23 you raise $5, you get a chunk of public money. if you opt in and raise $100 max, every dollar you raise get matched four or five to one depending on the proposal. that insent vises people building a grassroots base, not going into a little tiny room, a bright light, calling millionaires, but being back in the dribbing, talking to voters, cultivating donations. it would be game changing. completely change who politicians listen to as they stand up to the issues. biggest thing against us on the democratic and republican party is corporate money and corporate benefactors who expect special interest so we will fight that. >> host: does the growth of the agenda benefit the american public? least productive congress ever, talking about the partisanship and that is not led to productivity because as one congressman is quoted as saying, 112 fought a
public funding of congressional election. for a preview of how the basis works is, well, right now, politicians are incement vised to call billionaires asking for thousands of dollars. 23 you raise $5, you get a chunk of public money. if you opt in and raise $100 max, every dollar you raise get matched four or five to one depending on the proposal. that insent vises people building a grassroots base, not going into a little tiny room, a bright light, calling millionaires, but being back in the...
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that this is a different election. when we told the respondents that a historic number of democratic women had been elected, 56% -- and keep in mind these are independent women voters, not democrats, not republicans -- 56% thought it would make a positive difference only 8% thought the opposite. and again, these are independent women. this is a call for women's leadership in this country. and we saw the gop agenda and they really did understand the harm that was going to do to our rights and freedoms that we have fought for for so long. and they reacted to read de reacted by sending a group of people to washington that they felt had the right priorities. and we asked women also about the problems they had with the candidates they voted against. why did you vote against these republicans? and it wasn't just the debt or health care or social issues. they were most concerned that these candidates were going to take america back to the failed policies of the past. these independent women across the country want to move for
that this is a different election. when we told the respondents that a historic number of democratic women had been elected, 56% -- and keep in mind these are independent women voters, not democrats, not republicans -- 56% thought it would make a positive difference only 8% thought the opposite. and again, these are independent women. this is a call for women's leadership in this country. and we saw the gop agenda and they really did understand the harm that was going to do to our rights and...
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for the president or elect a new president. it was factual that we have a president and vice presidential candidate or surrogate in their almost every other day in the last 45 days. it caused many concerns and many issues we had to deal with especially in our neck of the woods from voter turnout to come down to the boards to vote to the heightening scrutiny. national media was constantly in the board of elections asking questions that would be the topic of the day in terms of their channels, provisional voting, if it was in person voting and so forth. that did have an effect on how to administer it the election. we could have been a little more prepared, knowing what the outcome would have been in terms of national scrutiny. many times i asked to be interviewed by fox news and my counterpart at nbc was on and they want our perspective on many issues which caused more local scrutiny of the board and more height in terms of in-house voting. another issue we were not particularly addressed in, third party interest groups, the norm
for the president or elect a new president. it was factual that we have a president and vice presidential candidate or surrogate in their almost every other day in the last 45 days. it caused many concerns and many issues we had to deal with especially in our neck of the woods from voter turnout to come down to the boards to vote to the heightening scrutiny. national media was constantly in the board of elections asking questions that would be the topic of the day in terms of their channels,...
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after he won the election, wendell was in his office. they remained friends. and he said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? that man being hopkins. he did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in the office someday and you'll understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend, and confident to fdr. he lived in the white house for three and a half years. david on the hopkins touch. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2. the manhattan institute earlier this week hosted a discussion on new york city's welfare program and efforts to transition welfare recipient to work. they awarded the 2012 urban innovator award to the city's human resources administration commissioner. [applause] thank you, peter. i want to especially thank you for your joke because you have provided the humor for our speech today. i esspecially like your reference to my position as a relatively on secure publish official. [laughter] you're correct about that. and thank you all to the manhattan institute no
after he won the election, wendell was in his office. they remained friends. and he said to the president, why do you keep that man so close to you? that man being hopkins. he did not like hopkins. and roosevelt said, you know, you may be in the office someday and you'll understand, but he asks for nothing except to serve me. >> trusted adviser, friend, and confident to fdr. he lived in the white house for three and a half years. david on the hopkins touch. sunday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on...
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the second is about a stolen election. you know, a stolen election is parted -- when you see them stealing this election and you see that negative campaigning he uses, you get angry at him for. the third volume is the angriest because as you know there is a section of leland olds, a liberal duty of their other federal power commission. johnson becomes senator and he's been putting their by the oil and natural gas financed by the people. his job is to destroy leland olds. anyone who watches in my book, why didn't such detail, destroy this man's reputation to the rest of his life is just ruined. it's horrible and the johnson comes over in the series in which johnson is chairing and destroying things you don't take this personally coming to you? it's only politics, you know. get very angry. c-span: when were you the most angry at another person that you are trying to get information out of? >> guest: a greater%? bright code there had to be a time when bob carroll had a temper this process. >> guest: bob caro as anyone will te
the second is about a stolen election. you know, a stolen election is parted -- when you see them stealing this election and you see that negative campaigning he uses, you get angry at him for. the third volume is the angriest because as you know there is a section of leland olds, a liberal duty of their other federal power commission. johnson becomes senator and he's been putting their by the oil and natural gas financed by the people. his job is to destroy leland olds. anyone who watches in...
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on short term objectives to help keep their constituents satisfied by bringing home the bacon to get elected. [inaudible] [laughter] >> from the lead to president kennedy played a role in developing nasa and the space program. where were you when you heard the news and what was your impression of his leadership? >> i was at mit, and i thought there's a very positive statement. after i knew what the mercury program had been set as objectives. in april of 611th, what could we do? may 5th ellen shepherd went up and down. several like richard branson's project. it wasn't a flight. 20 days later, the president said we should go to the moon within this decade. a lot of people thought that was in possible. how could we do that? nobody had been in orbit yet in the united states. what kind of rockets are we going to build to be given to do it, and what is the main principle? he was going to build a big spacecraft but we didn't have a rocket to go in. we needed to lift the spacecraft that would do everything. take people up, go to the orbit, land, a comeback and then back into the ocean again. it was
on short term objectives to help keep their constituents satisfied by bringing home the bacon to get elected. [inaudible] [laughter] >> from the lead to president kennedy played a role in developing nasa and the space program. where were you when you heard the news and what was your impression of his leadership? >> i was at mit, and i thought there's a very positive statement. after i knew what the mercury program had been set as objectives. in april of 611th, what could we do? may...
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congressman thompson was first elected to the united states congress in 1998. mike serves on the subcommittee on health and subcommittee on select revenue measures within the committee on ways and means as well as being the ranking member of the subcommittee on terrorism, human intelligence analysis and counterintelligence and the subcommittee on oversight all within the permanent select committee on intelligence. congressman thompson is a combat veteran. he was a staff sergeant platoon leader in vietnam with the 173rd airborne of the united states army. he's also a purple heart recipient. mike has a reputation for problem solving, for reaching across the aisle. he has been a great asset for the county of sonoma, and we thank him very much. mike is also a gun owner and an avid hunter, i understand, and i can think of no one who is better suited to serve as chair of the prevention task force. congressman, thank you very much for all your work and welcome. [applause] >> mr. chairman, thank you. thank you very much, and thank you all for coming out tonight. this i
congressman thompson was first elected to the united states congress in 1998. mike serves on the subcommittee on health and subcommittee on select revenue measures within the committee on ways and means as well as being the ranking member of the subcommittee on terrorism, human intelligence analysis and counterintelligence and the subcommittee on oversight all within the permanent select committee on intelligence. congressman thompson is a combat veteran. he was a staff sergeant platoon leader...